Merchant From Earth in the Magical World

Eat however you want!

Is that something a normal person would say?

Is that a life a normal civilian could have?

But in the Eternal Domain, it seemed to be the case.

Arlanda learned from Auntie Canola Flower and tore the steamed bun apart, stuffed it with egg, ham, and pickled vegetables, then took a big bite.

He couldn't help but hum with enjoyment.

Delicious!

At that moment, someone ran to the entrance of the dining hall and shouted, "Our Eternal Domain has upgraded to a level-four domain! Lord Yan Xing says, 'Everyone work hard today to finish your tasks early, as tonight he will show us a movie!' Last time we watched *Pirates of the Caribbean 1*, and tonight we'll watch *Pirates of the Caribbean 2*!"

Arlanda and the new inhabitants of the domain didn't know what movies were, but Auntie Canola Flower and the veteran inhabitants all cheered excitedly.

The chefs stopped complaining, rolled up their sleeves to work, and even started humming the movie's theme song.

While satisfying the material needs of his subjects, Yan Xing also paid great attention to their spiritual needs.

He had organized everyone to watch movies together early on. Even though they couldn't understand the language, they still thoroughly enjoyed it.

It was extremely beneficial for the unity of the domain and improved the work enthusiasm of the inhabitants.

After Auntie Canola Flower finished celebrating and sat down, Arlanda asked, "Is Lord Yan Xing in the domain right now?"

Auntie Canola Flower replied, "He is... Last night, the Lord returned from Nuta City on a griffon. He truly is a benevolent Lord, possessing boundless magic power and endless wisdom.

"He is the one sent by God to save us."

Assassin's rule: To kill an enemy, you must first understand him.

Arlanda had come to the Eternal Domain with the purpose of assassinating Yan Xing to avenge his sister.

But even his sister, such a powerful assassin, had failed, so he had to be even more careful and cautious.

He was a person favored by the Thunderous Swamp.

And this place was close to the Thunderous Swamp.

Therefore, assassinating Yan Xing couldn't be rushed. The opportunity for assassination only comes once, so he had to understand him first.

Auntie Canola Flower must hold a certain status in the Eternal Domain. She appeared to be one of the subjects who followed Yan Xing from early on.

"Auntie Canola Flower, can you tell me more about Lord Yan Xing?"

「...」

At this time, Yan Xing was unaware that an Elf had infiltrated his domain and that this Elf had come to kill him.

He had just upgraded the Town Administration Hall to the City Administration Hall. With the Eternal Domain upgraded to a level-four domain, a large number of city function buildings were unlocked.

Next up was prioritizing the construction of the Magic Tower and upgrading the market to build a God-given Resource Store.

Level-One Magic Tower: Requires 20,000 God-given gold coins, 5 units of stone, and 5 units of wood. (Can invite the Magicians' Association to send Mages to reside and recruit inhabitants with magical aptitude as Magic Apprentices).

While in Nuta City, Yan Xing had consulted Count Theodore about domain construction issues.

Count Theodore advised that for all constructions related to magic, it was best to use God-given gold coins and the required resources to exchange them directly from God.

Building them oneself, without the participation of high-level Mages, makes it difficult to create the magical environment the building should have, so it won't be recognized by God.

The "God" recognized by this world, Yan Xing believed, was the system that kept this world running.

To Yan Xing, an outsider, many things in this world seemed gamified. But for the people of this world, these were common sense and did not provoke any feelings of cognitive dissonance.

It was just like in the real world, where people believe water has three states—liquid, solid, and gas—without considering if there is a fourth state.

Thus, the people of this world could very normally face the sudden appearance of people, buildings, and God-given items.

This also allowed Yan Xing to obtain information without needing to hide anything, as his Lord System was something all lords here possessed, allowing him to speak freely about it.

The experiences of other Lords could save the Eternal Domain from taking many detours.

At first, Yan Xing truly intended to build the Magic Tower himself and save a huge amount of God-given gold coins.

20,000 God-given gold coins.

That was the very price of the ceramic set he sold to Duke Silvermane—20,000 God-given gold coins.

It really hurt! It really hurt!

The task rewards from these past days had also accumulated some wood and stone materials. He was usually reluctant to use them, but now it was time to put them to use.

He closed his eyes and chose to build directly.

When he opened his eyes again, a magic-class building emanating ripples of magic power appeared before him on the selected site for the Magic Tower.

A level-one Magic Tower only had two floors.

The main body of the tower was squarely built, with an estimated floor area of 10 meters by 10 meters. Surrounding the main body of the Magic Tower was a towering wall, enclosing the Magic Tower and the surrounding land into a separate area.

Beneath the walls were several functional buildings. Most housed Magic Apprentices who practiced within the Magic Tower, and there were also a few storerooms.

Yan Xing walked into the Magic Tower.

Its layout was similar to the Magic Tower inside Nuta City's Lord's Mansion. The first floor was a library. However, the bookshelves on these walls held only a few basic magic books—a very modest collection compared to Count Theodore's full bookshelves.

But given Yan Xing's reading speed, he estimated it wouldn't take long to record all of Count Theodore's collection into Chui Chui's database without missing a single word.

Then he would print them out himself and have them bound.

Whether it could reveal any deeper magical aspects of the books or not, at least the superficial knowledge was copied.

Having something was better than nothing.

The Eternal Domain now had its own magic library.

Though acquiring magic books was easy, creating the Magic Tower's magical environment wasn't something a printer could resolve.

Count Theodore's private Magic Tower had a Magic Fountain. Reading and meditating beneath the Magic Fountain was a completely different experience from doing so outside.

The center of the Eternal Domain's Magic Tower's first floor currently housed a Magic Well. The water within was placid, with only a few small bubbles of magical elements surfacing.

This kept the environment inside the Magic Tower at a relatively low concentration of magical elements.

But it was only a level-one Magic Tower; what more could one ask for?

Having something was better than having nothing at all.

One could always upgrade a low-level tower slowly.

This time when returning to Nuta City, he would visit the Magicians' Association and ask them to send Mages to settle in the Eternal Domain as soon as possible. He would also screen the subjects of the Eternal Domain to see how many mage talents could be found.

As Yan Xing was inspecting the newly built Magic Tower, the bubbles in the Magic Well at the center of the first floor suddenly stopped.

The concentration of magical elements in the Magic Tower quickly decreased.

At the same time, a system prompt appeared.

[Minimum operation of a level-one Magic Tower requires a weekly consumption of 0.1 units each of Magic Crystals, Magic Mercury, Magic Gemstones, and Magic Sulfur.]

[After the Magicians' Association sends Mages to settle, the additional consumption of Rare Alchemical Resources is necessary for the training of mages in the domain. Please replenish the Magic Tower with Rare Alchemical Resources in time to maintain its consumption.]

[Eternal Domain's First Magic Tower - Alchemical Resource Reserve: 0]

How stingy can you get?

I spend so many God-given gold coins to build this Magic Tower, and you don't even provide the rare alchemical resources needed to maintain it for a week!

Sigh...

You are a god; you are awesome!

Yan Xing obediently recharged the Magic Tower's reserve with one unit of each of the four Rare Alchemical Resources.

The Magic Well in the middle immediately began to bubble again.